DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0330Z November 22, 2020
SMOKE: Southeastern U.S.... A patch of light density smoke attributed to seasonal burning was detected over central Georgia extending northeast into northwestern South Carolina. Mid-Atlantic and adjacent coastal waters... A long, narrow patch of light density smoke most likely attributed to the significant amount of burning yesterday was detected over eastern Virginia, southern Maryland, and southern Delaware. This plume and extends northeastward for approximately 1000 miles over the Atlantic Ocean just south of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Oregon and adjacent coastal waters... A area of light density smoke from numerous small fires was detected over the southwestern portion of the state and extending west off the coast where it is traveling in a southward direction over the Pacific Ocean. Konon THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE FIRES AND SMOKE WHICH HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FIRES AND DRIFTED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE FIRE. TYPICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF ONE OR MORE DAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO DESCRIBED. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VIEW A GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF THESE AND OTHER PLUMES WHICH ARE LESS EXTENSIVE AND STILL ATTACHED TO THE SOURCE FIRE IN VARIOUS GRAPHIC FORMATS ON OUR WEB SITE: JPEG: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg GIS: ftp://satpsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/FIRE/HMS/GIS/ KML: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/fire.kml (fire) http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/smoke.kml (smoke) ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO: SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov